"But if the documentary conclusively proves his guilt then I'd be really shocked. I was an attractive woman when I worked for Jimmy all those years ago and he never laid a finger on me or any of the other young woman in his circle.

"Why are these allegations surfacing now? If they are true, but were swept under the carpet, then there was clearly a cover up by Surrey Police, who investigated the girls' claims in the 70s."

She insisted he would never have risked destroying his carefully cultivated public image by having sex with, or behaving inappropriately with his legions of fans.

"He was far too savvy, knowing how reputations like his could easily be trashed overnight, and so to my knowledge, he never once stepped out of line," she said.

"I think I'd have known if he had.

"Jim often said it only took one girl to blab to the newspapers for money, and a celebrity like him could be wrecked for ever.

"He had his faults, yes, and I've never forgiven him for sacking me for no reason after four-decades of loyally looking after him, but I know how self controlling he always was, to the point where he would never do anything to ruin his image.

"Frankly, I'm disgusted by these latest claims of sexual misbehaviour, which are about to be made about him on TV.

"As I understand it, the allegations are from women, who are now in the 50s, over what supposedly happened while they were at school, in Surrey.

"Their claims were investigated by police at the time, but their complaints were never taken further. They never took out private prosecutions.

"I think that says it all.

"Its obscene to continually denigrate Jim when he is in his grave and unable to answer back. It was bad enough with that woman recently claiming she was his love-child.

"Her claim was laughable, and hopefully these fresh allegations will also be shown to be unfounded.

"Then Jim can really rest in peace, like he deserves too.

" Believe me, Jim would not have risked his image and popularity by having a secretive affair with anyone, and I don't believe these latest claims, either.

"Why didn't those responsible for these sordid stories air them in front of a private court after police first dismissed them?

"In all the years I knew Jim he would not have got involved in anything sordid with anyone?

"I should know, I've cleaned all this flats, all over the country, and never once found any evidence of him having entertained a woman.

"He knew that would have been too dangerous, because females could have destroyed him, and he would never have risked that happening.

"Jim ad carefully constructed an image and would never have been a party to it imploding.

" Yes, Jim always liked being photographed with what he called young "bits of crumpet", a phrase used then to describe 'dolly birds" because he felt he needed to be linked with young people for image reasons.

"He never liked being seen with the elderly, but he was not, in any way, a dirty old man in front of young guests and fans.

"I'm adamant that I would have known if he had been playing around when he shouldn't have been.

"His self reputation was too important for him to step over what he called "the line."

"He knew he was a top celebrity and was determined to wear that crown, which he always did.

"He would never have destroyed himself for the sake of a one night stand. His image was too precious and important.

"Apart from being true to himself, he would never have embarrassed himself with the Royal Family - remember he was close to Prince Charles - or with the politicians and celebrities he rubbed shoulders with.

"He treasured their respect, and in a nutshell had too much to lose by misbehaving and ending up in the tabloids for all the wrong reasons and becoming a laughing stock.

"Jim was only interested in seeing himself as Mr Wonderful, and went to great lengths to perpetuate that.

"He was so self-controlling that he needed know everything that was happening."

Widowed Mrs Cope recalled how Savile was so obsessed with the importance of keeping control that she was under strict orders from him to inform him of every detail, before an event which was happening.

She told how when the star discovered he was the subject of TV's "This Is Your Life", in the 70s, he tried changing the finale to ensure he was filmed in the closing sequences with a teenage blonde.

Programme makers instead wanted a disabled man, who was a celebrity, selling matches on London's Oxford St, but when Savile found out, he insisted that an attractive disabled girl was used.

"But for once, he didn't get his own way, which was a rarity," said Janet.

"So you can see how he needed to control every detail of his life to enshrine his image.

"He wouldn't have been stupid enough to risk the fame, love and respect he enjoyed from the entire country by behaving grubbily and ending the career he loved.

"It doesn't make sense for him to have misbehavedn in the way that's being alleged. While I wasn't with him 24 hours, it would have been totally out of character if he had.

"Jim forever spoke of always being in control. For example, he never accepted invitations to speak at the Oxford and Cambridge Unions for fear of being caught-out.

"He'd say to me ' never get into anything you can't control'

"That was his belief, and I seriously doubt that would have jeapodised his position by misbehaving.."